Boston College Law School Enrollments and Faculty Statistics
Class Size and Student Population
There are 647 students enrolled in Boston College Law School - 635 JD and 12 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 118 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 220 students newly enrolled to the law school - 92 men and 128 women. Boston College Law School has similar number of students as other law schools' average 707.
| Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Pre-Admitted | Total First year Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Admission | 6,128 | 813 | 213 | 7 | 220 |
| Total | Men | Women | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 254 | 109 | 143 | 2 |
| 2022 | 356 | 164 | 192 | 0 |
| 2023 | 212 | 91 | 121 | 0 |
| 2024 | 213 | 104 | 109 | 0 |
| 2025 | 220 | 92 | 128 | 0 |
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 647 students enrolled, of which 635 are J.D. students and 12 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 98.15% at Boston College Law School.
You can compare Boston College Law School with law schools that have similar student population between 500 and 700
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Boston College Law School.
| Total | JD Enrollment | Non-JD Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 758 | 738 | 20 |
| 2022 | 871 | 862 | 9 |
| 2023 | 801 | 801 | 0 |
| 2024 | 765 | 765 | 0 |
| 2025 | 647 | 635 | 12 |
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Boston College Law School is 63.85%. The percentage of African-american students is 9.39% with 20 students and the percentage of Asian students is 13.62% with 29 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Boston College Law School.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American / Black | 20 (9.39%) |
4 | 16 |
| Asian | 29 (13.62%) |
10 | 19 |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic | 2 (0.94%) |
0 | 2 |
| White | 136 (63.85%) |
60 | 76 |
| Two or More | 15 (7.04%) |
9 | 6 |
| Race Unknown | 18 (8.45%) |
9 | 9 |
2024 Faculties & Staffs
220 faculties and 12 law librarians work for Boston College Law School. With the 647 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
| Faculties | Staffs | Students to Faculty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College Law School | 220 | 12 | 3 to 1 |
| All Law Schools | 142 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 127 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 154 | 7 | 6 to 1 |
| Massachusetts Law Schools | 165 | 8 | 6 to 1 |
| Public | 59 | 4 | 6 to 1 |
| Private | 178 | 9 | 6 to 1 |
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 124 men (58.22%) and 89 women (41.78%) faculties teaching/advising students at BC Law. By employment status, 76 full-time and 137 part-time faculties work for the school.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 142 | 177 | 213 | 220 |
| Full-time | 63 | 67 | 76 | 82 |
| Men | 31 | 30 | 39 | 38 |
| Women | 32 | 36 | 37 | 44 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Part-time | 79 | 110 | 137 | 138 |
| Men | 44 | 56 | 85 | 89 |
| Women | 35 | 54 | 52 | 49 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 11 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Boston College Law School.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarians | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Full-time | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Part-time | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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